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Notes and Feedback from and about my course on creativity from shamanic and psychoanalytic perspectives. Here are extracts from some of my teaching notes, made in preparation, which I didn’t follow exactly… Creation: definition: each to define in notes what it means for them, and creativity. In themselves, in humans, in nature, and from divine […]

The title for my show comes from a dream I had many years ago when I first visited Cornwall, before I lived here I believe, around 30 years ago… I waited and for years my high field was motionless beneath the winds, undiscovered and undisturbed; there was no quivering or opening; there was no ploughing […]

I’ve been invited by MA Curatorial students at Exeter University to create work for an exhibition in June in Exeter….opening days June 6th and 7th…more soon! M瀂瀅濸 T濻濴瀁 P濼瀁濾: A瀅瀇 M濸濸瀇 B瀅濸濴瀆瀇 C濴瀁濶濸瀅 T瀅濴瀁瀆濹瀂瀅瀀濼瀁濺 E瀀瀂瀇濼瀂瀁瀆, F瀂瀆瀇濸瀅濼瀁濺 A瀊濴瀅濸瀁濸瀆瀆 瀂濹 B瀅濸濴瀆瀇 C濴瀁濶濸瀅 A瀇 瀇濻濸 濶瀂瀅濸 瀂濹 瀂瀈瀅 瀃瀅瀂濽濸濶瀇 濿濼濸瀆 濴 瀃瀅瀂濹瀂瀈瀁濷 濸瀋瀃濿瀂瀅濴瀇濼瀂瀁 瀂濹 瀇濻濸 濻濸濴濿濼瀁濺 濴瀁濷 瀆瀈瀃瀃瀂瀅瀇濼瀉濸 […]

I’m so delighted to announce that three of my paintings will be at the launch of Dr Amy Hale’s new book Sex Magic at Arusha Gallery from 6.30 pm on February 5th, in London. Please see my Instagram feed for more info… there will also be an event in Penzance in mid Feb at The […]

This mid-winter I’ll be working in the beautiful spacious Anchor Studio in Newlyn. It’s part of the Borlase Smart John Wells Trust, and is one of the original artist’s bespoke studios in Newlyn. I’ll be making work in there for three months, towards my solo show at Arusha gallery in London next May. I’m planning […]

I’m so delighted to be able to post that three of my entries to the TBWDP were selected last week by three judges whose opinion I value greatly: Laura Hoptman, Barbara Walker and Dennis Scholl @lhoptman @schollcreative @barbarawalkerstudio and thanks to: @parkerharrisco @anitataylor_ @trinitybuoywharf The works selected are three music books I’ve drawn into, with […]

I’m recently returned from a long weekend in Edinburgh where I had a stand at The Artists Book Market at The Fruitmarket Gallery. I also gave a presentation on my work around adapting found books, with a focus on Trauma and what we find Unspeakable. I spoke about my dream in Venice which led to […]

Unspeakable Joseph Suart February 2023 In 2010 the philosopher Giorgio Agamben and the painter Monica Ferrando published a book titled La ragazza indicible. Mito e mistero di Kore. Agamben’s essay in this publication was translated in 2014 by Leland de la Durantaye under the title The Unspeakable Girl: the Myth and Mystery of Kore. In […]

On February 24th 2023 my solo exhibition reflecting on my own and others’ experiences of trauma will open. It will feature works from the past 12 years or so, comprising watercolours, oil paintings, and works in found books as well as tiny loose drawings exploring dream imagery around trauma, loss, love, desire and longing. Some […]

Horses At the Venice Biennale last month the first pavilion I entered was the Belgian one, this year represented by Francis Alys. I looked in the catalogue which was a facsimile of his sketchbook. In it I saw a horse standing over a reclining figure. I was reminded of my times with my horse all […]